YNGWIE MALMSTEEN









Yngwie Malmsteen is one of rock's premiere virtuoso guitarists. Along with Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and a handful of others, Yngwie has dominated the world of solo guitar for over two decades. When he was barely 20, Yngwie exploded onto the L.A. rock music scene with his lightning harmonic-minor riffing in bands such as Steeler and Alcatrazz and then with his own Rising Force lineup. His 1984 Grammy-nominated album, Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force, established overnight the style now referred to as neoclassical melodic rock. Legendary for both style and technique, Yngwie's long career reached new heights when his classical work for orchestra and solo electric guitar, Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in Eb Minor, was released 1998, proving that his classical credentials were genuine.
Yngwie has recorded twenty-six solo albums and a dozen more with other bands, as well as fourteen live performance DVDs. His 1998 three-volume Play Loud instructional video series is considered the most authoritative source for how to play his neoclassical style, covering everything from harmonic minor scales and diminished chords to advanced arpeggios. With an international fan base, Yngwie continues to record and tour around the world yearly.
Always a controversial figure, Yngwie commands attention; whether music fans love him or hate him, their fascination with him continues to fuel message boards and music/video download sites across the Internet as well as the Letters to the Editor sections of music magazines. A respected musician among his peers in the music industry, with endorsements such as Fender guitars (Yngwie Malmsteen Signature Series Stratocaster), Marshall amps, Dean Markley strings, DiMarzio pickups, and Korg effects pedals, Yngwie continues to play and compose at a level of mastery that many career musicians only dream of.








Deb's Top 5 Songs Of The Day:


Zakk Wylde, In This River
Yngwie Malmsteen, Cracking The Whip
Yngwie Malmsteen, Let The Good Times
Zakk Wylde, Pride And Glory
Yngwie Malmsteen, Paraphrase





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